remember the reasons you are buying a home.

• Is it a place to live? A place to raise your family?
• Are you planning on retiring?
• Do you need the favorable tax advantages?
• Are you looking for a hedge against inflation?
• Are you looking for long-term appreciation?
• A place to live and call home? (I always say this twice)

If you answer ‘yes' to most of the questions above, consider the fact that you can buy real estate and have all of the benefits of home ownership and own your house at a steep discount from the prices of 3 years ago.